Jeff carefully lifted Jerry up, being extra careful not to upset the wound. He had stopped the bleeding as much as he could, but now...the boy was not making any noise and this scared him greatly. Not just that...if that other ...if that Jerome character were to take over now with the boy being so weak. It wouldn't look good.

Walking to the door, he pressed the buzzer and waited on the reply. A few minutes later a door unlocked and...there stood a woman. Jeff looked around confused and asked if he had the right address.

"Yes, Jeff...It's me Krystal. You do know people age, right? I wasn't gonna stay the way that I was like when I was seventeen for good."

She sighed and Jeff just stared at her. She had aged...pretty well by how he was looking at her right now and it now made him feel very old.

"It's your fault, you changed your hair and everything, how was I meant to know."

Jeff scoffed and walked in , Krystal let out a breath. It was as though she'd been dragged to that hellish area again.

"Well, maybe if you...I dunno...BOTHERED TO CALL ME....then you'd not be so shocked. So anyhow, who's the kid."

Krystal had changed in her behaviour as well, she was not as susceptible to Jeff's jeers and taunts. Well, not as much. She watched Jeff set the boy on her medical table.

"My son."

At this the girl stared wide eyed and he shook his head.

"Not real, I..uh..."

Jeff rubbed the back of his neck.

"I kinda did to him...what I did to you.."

Krystal stopped in her tracks.

"No...No , Jeff tell me you never ..."

She said and clenched her fists.

"I took him , yea, I said it, I took the kid from his parents, they were ignoring him."

Krystal stared at him daftly and closed the door, locking it behind her. It was then that she took a proper look at the little boy on her table and frowned.

"How old was he, when you abducted him..."

She asked as she removed the teenagers shirt and looked at the wound, luckily it'd not gotten to the infected stage. So she could do something for him at least.

"He was 3"

The girl stared at him in horror as she took out a needle. Jeff grew agitated and stood between her and the child, Krystal frowned. It was one thing to do it to her, she was 17 and she had something to do with his past. But a child, that was not right.

"You robbed that child of any normality that he could have gained. I thought you'd gotten better but-"

Jeff with no hesitation, held a blade to her throat and she froze as he spoke in her ear.

"I'd not get mouthy, after all...I let you go. I chose to do it. At any time, I can take you back to that dimension and I can do every horrible aspect over again. So, quit mouthing the fuck off, and fix him."

He shoved her away and watched her rub her throat and in her eyes, he caught that terror that he remembered her having all those years back.

"Remember , bitch. I still own you. Now get to work."

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Krysta had worked on the boys wound and sewn it up, she injected some anithstetic so that he'd be asleep and feel no pain through it. Her thoughts also were focused on the killer in her house. He'd grown older, but his temper was just as bad as it'd always been.

"He's patched up."

She said to the killer as she placed a blanket over the boy and sat beside Jeff.

"...Thanks...for answering the call..."

He said lowly and she just nodded as she stared ahead at her tv.

"I did it for the child, not for you."

She said bluntly. Jeff could understand her anger, he had come to her home and practically messed up her life once more, but he could not help but wonder. Had she missed him?

"So...nice place here...thugs everywhere...good for a woman on her own."

Krystal shot a glare.

"Jeff, you fucking left me in the middle of the woods, alone when you sent me through the portal. I had to find my way through thick , dense wooded areas until I found civilisation. The worse thing, I was scared and I was alone...you set me free you did. But you also took my life from me. I don't know how the fuck I can find forgiveness for that. And someone...never mind..."

The man stared at her and was now concerned. Someone....what? What was she going on about. Jeff looked at her and spoke.

"What Krystal. Someone....what?!"

Jeff barked and Krystal looked him in the eyes.

"I got assaulted, Jeff...but not...THAT... I kicked him in the balls and then I sprayed his eyes... I did it on my own and I got out alive, I'd survived one attack. I planned on surviving another."

She stated and Jeff felt venom like anger in his blood.

"Who was it."

He said and she again looked him in the eyes.

"It was Caleb"

Jeff did something un expected and pulled the girl to him as he awkwardly pet her head in a comfort manner. Krystal tensed up on instinct , it was like she'd been back in the slums with him. The sensation of him trying to be normal was terrifying. But, in a sense...she did take comfort in the attempt at friendliness.

"...Thanks , Jeff..."

Krystal said as she pushed away from him and took a breath.

"I'll do my best, to help you and the kid out. Just...please....promise me... You won't murder anyone while you're here...."

The man took a breath and nodded .

"I won't kill anyone here..."

He said as he smirked slyly.

'But I will kill....some horny little fucker...after all....she's my pet....'

Jeff smiled innocently at her and she just frowned.

"Even looking like that...you're still not trustable...."

She sighed and went to check the child's vitals.

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DONEEEEE

IM OFF TO SLEEP